North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country is ready to mobilize its nuclear war deterrent and counter any US military clash, and criticized South Korea’s new president for the first time, warning Seoul was pushing towards the brink of war. READ:
Mr. Kim made the remarks during a speech at an event to mark the 69th anniversary of the July 27 Korean War armistice, which left the two Koreas technically still at war, according to the official KCNA news agency on Thursday.
The speech came after Seoul and Washington officials said Pyongyang has completed preparations to conduct its first nuclear test since 2017. In the speech, Mr. Kim said Washington continues “dangerous, illegal hostile acts” with South Korea against the North, and seeks to justify its behavior by “demonizing” the country.
“That is driving bilateral relations to the point where it is difficult to turn back, into a state of conflict.”Mr. Kim also denounced South Korea’s new conservative President Yoon Suk-yeol by name for the first time, accusing him of threatening the North’s security and right to self-defense. North Korea in recent months has tested hypersonic missiles and missiles that it says could carry tactical nuclear weapons, narrowing the time that Seoul would have to respond to a pending attack.
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